Tessellated stent and method of manufacture
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Dec 26, 2002
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Jun 22, 2001
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Jun 22, 2001
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An improved tessellated stent is cut from a single length of tubing. The stent consists of a plurality of expandable cylindrical rings aligned on a common axis and connected by links. The rings having a parallelogram but non-rectangular cross-section. The stent is manufactured by direct laser cutting. A laser beam is focused so it is not radially aligned through the stent's center.
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